Full Platform

Improving international student and domestic student of color retention

Increase faculty-Student Senate interaction

Promoting more service based learning in the curriculum

Greater transparency of Senate meetings

Stressing civil discourse on campus

Making the Senate finance process simpler

Reevaluate the use of the antiquated WebAdvisor system

Ethics:

Ensuring transparency of the Senate by having an active and aware ethics committee

Having an early workshop with Ethics committee members to ensure that they have a full understanding of their responsibilities and of the Constitution & By-Laws

Student and Academic Affairs:

Looking into having a college car(s)(Zipcar) available for use by students

Encourage faculty to add more service based learning to their courses

Work with the Community-Based Service & Learning Office

Work with DLC, other student organizations and the faculty to have more talks, discussions, and teach-ins

Make it a priority to revise and evaluate the college’s Hazing Policy

Ensuring a clear policy–one that both takes a zero-tolerance position on hazing and prevents senseless prosecution of students–that defines hazing and expectations on which all organizations can base their conduct.

Pushing for an outside water fountain in the arboretum near the Interpretive Center.

Work with facilities and other organizations to increase sustainability.

Pushing for composting bins in every dorm.

Health and Housing:

Widening the availability of the Counseling Center

Ensuring that students whose second language is English have options in the Counseling Center in order to effectively handle their situations

Increased multicultural counseling

Reducing list lengths for students to receive counseling

Better coffee in the cafeteria

Pushing Residential Life to allow International Students/students who cannot go home the ability to stay in their rooms during breaks.

Revisit the visitation hours policy to be more flexible

Push Lund to eliminate the no-headphones policy in the weightroom

Push for the Courtyard Cafe to be open Saturday and Sunday mornings

Technology:

Facebook Live streaming of meetings

Improving wifi in the dorms, library, and outside

Push the college to reevaluate the use of WebAdvisor

Diversity:

Much greater and closer collaboration with the Diversity Leadership Council, and the Diversity Center.

Co-hosting events, such as forums and conversations that foster greater inclusivity and cultural awareness while also covering topics such as implicit bias, privilege, and the oppression of our peers.

Reaching out to groups who feel alienated on campus–regardless of who they are

A stress on civil discourse and how, as Gusties, we can engage with each other and share–even if controversial–our opinions with each other.

Working with the Chaplain’s Office to expand interfaith dialogue and ensure that students of any faith tradition have an outlet for their faith practices.

Continue the implementation of all-gender bathrooms on campus; ensure that current bathrooms may be used by anyone who identifies as that gender

Public Relations:

Continued and expanded use of social media–Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

Posting of minutes

Facebook Live stream of meetings

Posting about Senate’s responsibilities

Continued tabling once a week outside the cafeteria.

Greater advertisement of Senate tabling and office hours.

More posters that detail the Senate’s achievements and/or events in the dorms/academic buildings

Making sure faculty understands what Senate is doing and making faculty feedback easier to submit

Finance:

Ensuring student funds are dispensed in a responsible way that benefits the community.

Continuing or reasonably expanding programs such as the Gus Bus.

Encouraging student organizations to be more comfortable with the finance process in order to promote more campus activities.

Make the finance process more accessible and clear

Work closely with student organizations and hear their complaints about the complexities/obstacles in the process.

Make a Finance Feedback box for organizations to make suggestions to improve the process.